Our weekly roundup of stories in the English and Spanish language press on Mexico and Mexican politics.
Kate Linthicum, Mexico’s president wants to ban U.S. ads warning against migration Los Angeles Times. Sheinbaum, who addressed the matter at her daily news conference, also said she was sending a bill to Congress that would bar foreign governments from purchasing commercials that insult Mexico.
Néstor Jiménez, Hay un compromiso de trabajar de la mano con personas buscadoras: Rosa Icela La Jornada. “Para lograr el diálogo hemos dejado en la entrada la desesperación, la ira y la gran impotencia acumulada por años ante la impunidad y la urgencia de tener a los nuestros de regreso.”
Americans flock to Mexico: undocumented but warmly welcomed MSN. Claudia Sheinbaum, in response to Donald Trump’s deportation policy, noted that one and a half million Americans are residing in Mexico without documentation. However, she emphasized that they are received with great warmth.
Dora Villanueva, México, país de AL donde más bajó la pobreza: Banco Mundial La Jornada. En medio de la incertidumbre global, impulsada por las cambiantes políticas comerciales, el organismo recomienda a todos los países diversificar los destinos comerciales, así como expandir las exportaciones de servicios.
Sheinbaum launches construction of 22,000 affordable houses around Quintana Roo Riviera Maya News. During the launch, Sheinbaum said that these types of social programs are a right of the Mexican people and that there can be no rich government with poor people.
CdMx indaga “pinchazos” Sin Embargo. Bertha Alcalde confirma presencia de somnífero en una agresión al interior del Metro.
Megan Janetsky, Fernanda Pesce Musician tells the stories of 10 women imprisoned for killing their abusers The Independent. Her purpose, she added, is to lift up survivors of gender violence and to provide a point of connection for incarcerated women like those in her ballads.
Vanessa Romero Rocha, Trump: México se respeta El País. No hay oposición posible contra una nueva y rigurosa legislación que impida afrentas como el anuncio de Kristi Noem en la televisión mexicana. Una que coloque a México a la altura de los estándares internacionales
Kate Linthicum and Cecilia Sánchez Vidal, ‘The United States is the villain of our story.’ Nationalism surges in Mexico amid Trump threats Los Angeles Times. This article is a surface-level glimpse at Mexican nationalism designed to soothe the bad consciences of the gringos up north.
Antonio López Cruz, Enrique Gómez, Relación Morena-PT está congelada; “Se sienten invencibles y dueños de las entidades”, acusa coordinador del PT MSN. Explicó que de seguir en la misma ruta, Morena terminará como el PRD, por lo que hizo votos para que la carta que Claudia Sheinbaum enviará a los integrantes de ese partido, permee en toda la militancia.